Noun
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a disagreement or argument about something important
"he had a dispute with his wife"
"there were irreconcilable differences"
"the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"
- difference of opinion -
opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)
"this form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing"
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an incompatibility of dates or events
"he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"
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a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
"his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"
"a conflict of loyalties"
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a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
"Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"
"he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
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opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
"he was immobilized by conflict and indecision"
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an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
"the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine
"police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
Verb
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go against, as of rules and laws
"He ran afoul of the law"
"This behavior conflicts with our rules"
- run afoul -
be in conflict
"The two proposals conflict!"